Griffin Naess Honored in 2024 NCBWA Freshman All-America First Team
6/10/2024 6:00:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, Va. — Griffin Naess continues taking the college baseball landscape by storm after adding a third major Division I honor to his resume. The right handed first year broke onto the scene in a big way this season and earned himself two conference nods, which are now even further highlighted by his appearance in the 2024 NCBWA Freshman All-America First Team.
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Particularly known for their reputation to facilitate pro-level development despite being a mid-major institution, Cal Poly has now produced 17 total Freshman All-Americans with 8 of those being First Team honorees. Naess is the newest of that esteemed list, which now gives him three total honors this season when paid with his All-Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year and All-Big West Honorable Mention nods.
Naess posted an eye-popping 7-0 unbeaten record during his first collegiate season after winning a starting rotation spot and shedding his status as a relief arm. Naess' has every bit of composure, cool, and control that you want in a true freshman starter, and he was justly rewarded on Monday.
A total of 34 standout college baseball players from every part of the country are featured on the 2024 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced today.
The 2024 NCBWA Freshman All-American Team features players from 32 different schools and 16 different conferences.
The two All-American teams are also made up of 13 conference Rookie of the Year winners. In addition, 23 all-conference honorees appear on the team. The teams also include one conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year.
Duke (2 first team) and Arkansas (1 first team, 1 second team) were tied for the lead with two Freshman All-American honorees each. The ACC (6 first team, 1 second team) and SEC (3 first team, 4 second team) led all conferences with seven players each selected to the two teams combined. A total of six additional conferences (Big Ten, Big 12, Big West, MVC, Pac-12, WAC) had two Freshman All-Americans each.
The Freshman All-American team is voted upon by the membership of the NCBWA. The 2024 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 11.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com. (per the NCBWA)
2024 NCBWA Freshman All-America First Team
C Daniel Jackson, Wofford
1B Henry Ford, Virginia
2B Steven Milam, LSU
3B Justin Lebron, Alabama
SS Daniel Cuvet, Miami (Fla.)
OF Drew Burress, Georgia Tech
OF AJ Gracia, Duke
OF David Mendez, Dayton
DH Brandon Compton, Arizona State
UT Kyle Johnson, Duke
SP Aidan Knaak, Clemson
SP Dominic Voegele, Kansas
SP Brett Lanman, Abilene Christian
SP Griffin Naess, Cal Poly
RP Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas
RP Jacob Tabor, Toledo
RP Jacob Vogel, Indiana
The nation's best first-year players, our 2024 Freshman All-America Team. https://t.co/2W0zvrjjIl pic.twitter.com/Q45VhnwNvf
— NCBWA (@NCBWA) June 10, 2024
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit ncbwa.com. (per the NCBWA)
Printable version (.pdf) with player statistics through June 9
